Led Zeppelin : The Last Studio Album “In Through the Out Door”
On August 22, 1979, Led Zeppelin’s eighth studio album, In Through the Out Door, was released. Little did anyone know, it would be their final full-length recording together. A little over…
The final studio from Led Zeppelin, ‘In Through the Out Door’ served as a moving farewell from one of the biggest bands in music history.
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Led Zeppelin paper bag of In Through The Out Door Album
On August 22, 1979, Led Zeppelin's eighth studio album, In Through the Out Door, was released. Little did anyone know, it would be their final full-length recording together. A little over a year later, drummer John Bonham tragically passed away, resulting in the group's end.
Led Zeppelin Had Just Had 3 Years Between Albums
Presence was the band's seventh studio album, released on March 31, 1976, on Swan Song Records.
Led Zeppelin didn't tour due to singer Robert Plant's injuries from a car crash in Greece in 1975. Instead, the band focused on completing a concert film and soundtrack album called The Song Remains the Same. The movie was shot during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1973. The movie was then released in October to movie theaters.
Led Zeppelin went on tour in the 1977 North American Tour—North America's 11th and final concert tour.
Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesLed Zeppelin Tour Before In Through The Out Door
Led Zeppelin's famous show at the Pontiac Silverdome was on April 30th, 1977, in front of over 76,000 people.
In 1978, They Began Rehearsing For The New Album
The group began rehearsing material in September 1978. After six weeks, they traveled to Polar Studios in Stockholm to start recording.
What Was The Brown Paper Bag Album All About?
Led Zeppelin's 1979 album In Through the Out Door was wrapped in a brown paper bag to surprise fans. The bag hid which of six different cover variations they would receive until they opened it.
"In Through the Out Door" departed from the band's signature heavy rock sound. The album featured a more polished and refined sound, incorporating elements of funk, disco, and even synthesizers.
It was also the last studio album that Led Zeppelin released before the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980.
| Complete Track Listing: In Through The Out Door |
| Side One: In the Evening South Bound Suarez Fool in the Rain Hot Dog Side Two: Carouselambra All My Love I'm Gonna Crawl |
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